“We have been taught to keep the commandments, and we have kept them all too well. We have enshrined them like religious relics in sealed containers on the altar. Thus, it could be said that one lives by the commandments in much the same way as many persons live by a neighbor, never learning his name, let alone having any understanding communication with him.” WayWellsPersonsHas BeensSaidNamesUnderstandingReligiousTaughtCommunicationNeighborLive ByCommandmentsAltarsRelicsContainers Book:Breaking the Ten Commandments: Discover the Deeper Meaning Source: Breaking the Ten Commandments: Discover the Deeper Meaning
“Whatever religious people may say about their love of God or the mandates of their religion, when their behavior toward others is violent and destructive, when it causes suffering among their neighbors, you can be sure the religion has been corrupted and reform is desperately needed.” PeopleMayHas BeensReligionSufferingCausesReligiousNeededBehaviorNeighborViolentReformGod LoveDestructiveMandates Author:Charles Kimball
“Spiritually, trees play a unique role in the Jewish and Christian scriptures, from the Garden of Eden to the Cross of Christ. Biologically, in great forest communities, they help sustain life on our planet, giving off oxygen, anchoring soil, keeping stream and rivers clear, and providing habitation for thousands of species. How can religious persons not care about the widespread destruction of these creatures of God? We need to love them as our very selves, as neighbors in earth's community of life.” NeedsGivingPersonsSelfPlayHelpingCareEarthChristianChristCommunityReligiousRolesClearTreePlanetsCreaturesUniqueGardenRiversCrossesDestructionSpeciesNeighborScriptureForestsStreamsSoilProvidingOxygenOur PlanetEdenGarden Of EdenReligious Person Author:Elizabeth A. Johnson
“Faithiest resonated with me in many ways-not only because, like Chris, I am a gay former-Christian atheist who still thinks of my religious neighbors as fellow truth-seekers-but also because I deeply appreciated the book's nuanced approach to contentious issues. This is an important contribution to current debates, one which should be read not only for its valuable content but also for its exemplary tone: warm, engaging, optimistic, and humble.” ThinkingWayShouldStillsImportantBookChristianReligiousIssuesGayApproachFellowsAtheistCurrentsHumbleValuableWarmNeighborDebateOptimisticFormerToneContributionEngagingAppreciatedSeekersChristian AtheistExemplaryContentiousImportant ContributionsTruth Seekers Author:John Corvino
“Seek refuge in Mary because she is the city of refuge. We know that Moses set up three cities of refuge for anyone who inadvertently killed his neighbor. Now the Lord has established a refuge of mercy, Mary, even for those who deliberately commit evil. Mary provides shelter and strength for the sinner.” KnowsThreeEvilReligiousCitiesLordMercyNeighborCommitSinnerMaryShelterRefugeMosesVirgin MaryBlessed Mother Author:Anthony of Padua
“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” IfsLoveGodChristianFaithReligiousChristianityKindnessLove YouSaintNeighborChristian InspirationalScriptureGods WillChristian LifeGod LoveThoughtfulSundayVersesServing GodEasterGodlyConfidence In GodBelief In GodGod Is LoveAlmighty GodChristian LoveSeeking GodGod Loves UsGod Loves YouHippoBible VerseReligious LoveLove Your NeighborChristian GodCatholic FaithEaster SeasonGod Help UsEaster ResurrectionChristian MinistryChristian EasterGod Is FaithfulI Love JesusEaster SundayHearing GodListening To GodLove Your Neighbor As YourselfChrist LoveChurch On SundayPowerful GodShort EasterPalm SundayNeighbor LoveGod's BeautyTime With GodGod With UsSin And LoveFaithful God Author:Saint Augustine
“When the soul knows the love of God by the Holy Spirit, then he clearly feels that the Lord is our own Father, the closest, dearest Father, the best. And there is not greater happiness that to love God with all the mind and heart, and our neighbor as ourself. And when this love is in the soul, then all things bring joy to the soul.” KnowsInspirationalFeelsMindHeartSoulChristianJoySpiritFatherReligiousLove IsLordGreaterHolyAll ThingsNeighborGod LoveHoly SpiritOrthodoxClosestHeart And Mind Author:Silouan the Athonite
“The Lord wants us to love one another. Here is freedom: in love for God and neighbor. In this freedom, there is equality. In earthly orders, there may not be equality, but this is not important for the soul. Not everyone can be a king, not everyone a patriarch or a boss. But in any position it is possible to love God and to please Him, and only this is important. And whoever loves God more on earth will be in greater glory in His Kingdom.” WantInspirationalMayImportantSoulEarthChristianOrderReligiousLordGreaterPositionKingsPleaseGloryNeighborKingdomsGod LoveOrthodoxBossWant ULove One AnotherPatriarch Author:Silouan the Athonite